WorksheetsOld Heroes
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 31mins
Perseus' grandfather is King _________
Acrisius
Danae
Dictys
Dodona
Polydectes
In order to prevent this prophecy from happening, Acrisius did which TWO things? PICK BOTH
Sent Perseus to kill Medusa
Locked his daughter in an underground room
Left his grandson tied to a tree in the forest
Put his daughter and his grandson in a chest and tossed it into the ocean
Begged his father Zeus to overrule the Fates
How did Zeus disguise himself in order to "bless" Danae?
As a bull
As a golden rain shower
As a swan
As her husband
With a covering of clouds
Why does Perseus decide to go for the head of Medusa?
Because he is an idiot
He believes it is the only thing that will save his mother
He believes it is the only thing that can defeat the Kraken
If he doesn't, King Polydectes will kill his mother
He needs a present to give to King Polydectes
How many Gorgons are there?
1
2
3
4
there are several gaggles of Gorgons
What happens if you look at a Gorgon?
You will be filled with a desire to "hold hands"
You will be driven crazy
You will be turned to stone
You will go blind
You will be paralyzed and experience pain as they eat you alive
Which TWO gods/goddesses come to Perseus' aid? Pick BOTH.
Athena
Hermes
Zeus
Dionysus
Artemis
What do the Grey Women share between them?
Their kills
A magical staff
A head
A tongue
An eye
How many Gorgons are immortal?
1
2
3
Why is Andromeda being sacrificed?
She defied Zeus
Her father refused to sacrifice to Poseidon
It is what the kingdom does every 7 years
Her mother claimed to be more beautiful than the sea nymphs
Why is King Polydectes angry?
Perseus did not return fast enough
Danae refuses to marry him
He doesn't think the gods deserve praise
He wanted his daughter to marry Perseus
Zeus is punishing him for Perseus killing the serpent
How does Perseus kill Acrisius?
He turned him to stone with Medusa's head
He decapitates him
With his really bad athletic skills
Locks him in the underground room
Locks him in a chest and tosses it in the ocean (karma, baby!)
Orpheus was deeply in love with whom (his wife)?
Helen
Eurydice
Venus
Aphrodite
What condition did Hades impose upon Orpheus in return for Eurydice's life?
He had to do the Nae-Nae dance.
He had to sacrifice his own life.
He had to return to earth, never looking back to entire way.
He had to give up his instrument.
What effect did Orpheus's music have?
it could make people hate each other
it could charm all things on earth
it could kill all living things
it could make people unhappy
To whom does Orpheus owe his talent? (Hint: His mother)
Mnemosyne
Calliope
Eurydice
Persephone
What happened to Eurydice while running away from Aristeus?
She stepped on a a nest of snakes and turned to stone.
She stepped on a nest of snakes snake and died before she fell.
She was frightened and ran away
She was lost in the forest.
Which god in the Greek/Roman pantheon collects dead souls and escorts them to the underworld?
Zeus/Jupiter
Hermes/Mercury
Apollo
Hades
Which god of music gave Opheus his first lyre (stringed musical instrument)?
Hades
Pan
Dionysus
Apollo
What are the Argonauts named after?
a place
a ship
a person
a goose
Who killed Jason's father?
A witch
A siren
His brother Pelias
Jason
To protect Jason, his mother...
Sent him to live with a giant
Sent him to live with a centaur
Sent him to Mars
Made him invisible
Who was taking care of the golden fleece?
An old powerful magician
A terrible Harpie
A crew of evil sirens
A frightening dragon
What was the name of Jason's ship?
Argo
Golden fleece
Aquiles
Who helped Jason to get fleece?
Aetes
His uncle Pelias
Medea Aetes' daughter
Nobody
the goddess disguised as an old woman that helped Jason cross the river
Medea
Athena
Hera
Chiron
the princess who helped Jason
Hera
Medea
Phineas
Chiron
monsters with the head of a woman and the body of a bird
Argonauts
Fates
Sirens
Harpies
the centaur that raised Jason
Chiron
Argo
Medea
Argus
the wise old man who warned Jason about the crashing rocks
Pelias
Athena
Aeetes
Phineas
What did Jason and his crew send through the crashing rocks so that they could pass safely?
a bat
a arrow
a bird
a pterodactyl
What did Jason plant that grew to be soldiers?
seeds
dinosaur teeth
dragon teeth
woolly mammoth teeth
Why did the King of Athens make a deal with King Minos of Crete?
to make money
to keep the people of Athens safe
to frighten King Minos
After a 9 year period of safety, the King of Athens would send 7 boys and 7 girls to be...
eaten by the Minotaur
put in chains
to become royalty
What is the major conflict between King Minos and Athens?
King Minos threatens to go to war with Athens if Athens won’t send him human sacrifices.
Athens sends King Minos slaves as payment for losing a war to them.
King Minos demands food for his Minotaur or he’ll set the minotaur lose in Athens.
King Minos wants to rule Athens but does not have a strong enough army to defeat the city.
King Aegeus recognizes Theseus as his son when he sees the ___________ that Theseus brings to the banquet.
sword
shield
helmet
gifts
How does Theseus plan to make his way back out of the Minotaur's labyrinth?
He will leave a trail of tiny breadcrumbs from the muffins that Ariadne gave him, following the crumbs back out of the maze.
He will carry a ball of thread, which he will unwind as he makes his way to the Minotaur, leaving a pathway to escape afterward.
He will use his sword to make slight scratches on the walls of the labyrinth, marking his way in and out of the maze.
He will use a purple crayon, like Harold, to draw a line on the walls of the labyrinth, marking his pathway to and from the Minotaur.
Identify two aspects of our modern world that have explanations rooted in the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.
the Meditteranean Sea AND the Thesaurus
the city of Thebes AND the modern name Adrianne
Minnie (the Mouse) AND Taurus (the zodiac sign)
the Aegean Sea AND democracy
